Show Me the Money: Financials, Forecasts & Budgeting

Show Me the Money: Financials, Forecasts & Budgeting

Thursday March 12, 2026 15:00 - 15:45 CET Room 7

Track: Elite [Virtual]

Explore tools for managing event financials, including invoicing, forecasting, reconciliation, and budgeting workflows. Attendees will learn best practices for clean financial data, how to use financial reports effectively, and common financial management mistakes to avoid. We’ll also cover how to communicate financial data clearly across teams and clients.

Lecturers

Amber Lough Speaker

Senior Implementation Consultant
Momentus Technologies

Amber Lough is an event and venue professional with 15 years of experience in the event industry. She has managed events ranging from two to 20,000 attendees. Her event experience spans across aquariums, convention centers, theme parks, and even onboard cruise ships. Amber has three years of experience with Momentus Technologies as an Implementation Consultant. As a former user of the software, she is passionate about the product and creating efficiencies for her clients, because she knows personally how impactful the software is for day-to-day operations.

In her free time, Amber stays connected to live events - she is a season ticket holder for the Indianapolis Colts (even though she lives in a different state) and she catches every performance of Hamilton that she can! During and since her time onboard ships, she has travelled to over 100 countries and all seven continents. She spends her free time learning languages and checking more destinations off her bucket list.

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